OBJECTIVE: to explore depressive episodes among nursing undergraduate students from the School of Nursing in the College of Medicine of ABC METHODS: this was a descriptive exploratory study. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to measure depressive episodes. One hundred and nineteen undergraduate nursing students participated in this study. RESULTS: thirty three (22.06%) of nursing undergraduate students reported depressive episodes. CONCLUSION: this is an important finding because nursing undergraduate students may need to have more psycho-social support to prepare them to cope with stressful patient situations.
Depression; Students nursing; Mental health
